laminotomy

/lam·i·not·o·my/ (lam″ĭ-not´ah-me) transection of a lamina of a vertebra.

laminotomy

(lăm′ə-nŏt′ə-mē)

n.

Surgical division of one or more vertebral laminae.

laminotomy

[-ot′əmē]

the surgical division of the lamina of a vertebral arch. Also called rachiotomy.

laminotomy

Fenestration Orthopedics A procedure for treating herniation of an intervertebral disk, consisting of removal of a portion of the superior and inferior aspects of the lamina adjacent to the diseased disk. See Laminectomy.

lam·i·not·o·my

(lam'i-not'ŏ-mē)

An operation on one or more vertebral laminae. Synonym(s): rachiotomy.

Presently, the first multi-center, randomized controlled-trial (the EVIDENCE trial, NCT01036529) is recruiting subjects with FBSS to compare the therapeutic effectiveness and cost effectiveness of SCS therapy to spine reoperation (discectomy, laminotomy, laminectomy, foraminotomy, foraminectomy, fusion with or without instrumentation) [86].

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